An account of the giants lately discovered (Registro nro. 116157)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 24006625 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Walpole, Horace, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1717-1797 |
| 245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An account of the giants lately discovered |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | A satire on John Byron's "Account of a voyage around the world". |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2025-02-21 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Robert Tonsing and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "An Account of the Giants Lately Discovered: In a Letter to a Friend in the Country" by S.T. is a satirical text written in the late 18th century, likely during the Enlightenment period. This work takes the form of a letter that humorously discusses the purported discovery of a race of giants in Patagonia by Captain Byron and his crew. The author utilizes the theme of curiosity and exploration, reflecting the era’s fascination with the unknown while critiquing the political and social attitudes of the time. The book presents a fictional narrative in which Captain Byron encounters a group of large, humanoid beings, described as giants. These giants are characterized as polite, albeit timid, as they retreat from the crew upon their approach. Through this fanciful account, the author explores various themes such as colonization, racial theories, and the notion of civilization. The text incorporates commentary on the absurdities of political discourse, the treatment of indigenous populations, and human curiosity regarding other cultures. Ultimately, it serves as both a whimsical exploration of newfound worlds and a critique of the imperialist mindset prevalent in the author’s society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | London: F. Noble, 1766 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Byron, John, 1723-1786 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75432">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75432</a> |
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